OBJECTIVE To study the effect of body composition on average daily metabolic rate (ADMR) and basal metabolic rate (BMR) in adolescence, and to examine current BMR prediction equations. STUDY Dutch ...

Background When children and young people (CYP) report their own suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), different patterns of drugs and symptoms are noted. A new guide to reporting suspected ADRs ...

Oral health is part of general health and well-being and contributes to the development of a healthy child. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries (figure 1), which is ...

We encounter, occasionally, parents who are incapable of making medical decisions on behalf of their incompetent or incapacitated children. When the incapable parent is themselves a child; measures ...

Introduction Although the administration of activated charcoal (AC) is considered safe, the associated risk of pulmonary aspiration explains certain reluctance of physicians to use this procedure. The ...

Background: Coeliac disease (CD) is a disorder that may depend on genetic, immunological, and environmental factors. Recent observational studies suggest that breast feeding may prevent the ...

Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue ...

Objective To report the oral corticosteroid-sparing effect of omalizumab in children with severe asthma. Design 16-week therapeutic trial. Setting Tertiary paediatric asthma clinic. Patients 34 ...

Background Despite the increased policy attention on ethnic health inequities since the COVID-19 pandemic, research on ethnicity and healthcare utilisation in children has largely been overlooked.

Objectives: To assess whether vitamin D supplementation in infancy reduces the risk of type 1 diabetes in later life. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis using Medline, Embase, ...